SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A juvenile has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a teenager in Sioux Falls last weekend, according to police.
Authorities did not provide any information about the juvenile, including age or gender or what charges could be filed.
Eighteen-year-old Venance Kitungano was killed Saturday night outside the Red Sea Pub where a Halloween party was taking place. The Lincoln High School student was not targeted and that he was “an innocent bystander,” police said.
Lt. Terrance Matia says Kitungano had left the pub and was walking down the street when he was shot in the face, the Argus Leader reported.
Police spokesman Sam Clemens said the court has instructed authorities to limit the amount of information provided on juvenile suspects.
If a 16- or 17-year-old has been accused of committing more serious crimes, such as manslaughter, murder, kidnapping and rape, they are automatically charged in adult court in South Dakota. Proceedings could be transferred to juvenile court on a judge’s ruling.
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